SOCB47H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Racialization, Intentionality, Discrimination Based On Skin Color
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Heterosexism -what is heterosexism --> the opposite of homophobia. Heteropatriarchy --> hetero --> priviliging heterosexuality and its relation. ->> patriarchy --> control of men over women, monogomy within the nuclear family. Sullivan in her piece --> some thought homosexual relationships people are born with. Homosexuality as eugenics --> should not be allowed bc of biological determinism (re check) I. e. tlc show my husbands not gay --> sexuality in tension with faith. Sullivan also identifies hershfields idea of a third sex. Diagostic statisitc manual (dsm) --> piece of knowledge. -> which outlines all of the mental disorders. -> homosexuality was deemed as a mental disorder by the dsm. The process of categorizing ppl --> through aspects like physical features, etc. based on instinct. -> superiority --> through categorization that leads to hierarchy. -> operates through beliefs, norms thus leading to unfair treatments which effect people"s opportunities and construct.
